All of the statistics point towards what should be a terrific game when the Cats host Brisbane at the SCG tonight.

The Round 6 encounter will kick off at 7.40pm and be televised on Channel Seven.

A win would help both sides cement their spot inside the top four.

How the teams stack up

Highest Scoring: Geelong (1st) v Brisbane (3rd)

Inside 50s: Geelong (3rd) v Brisbane (2nd)

Clearances: Geelong (4th) v Brisbane (6th)

Contested Possessions: Geelong (6th) v Brisbane (1st)

Tom Hawkins v Harris Andrews

What a mouth-watering matchup this will be. Both men were members of last year’s All Australian team and enter the match full of confidence after standout Round 5 performances for their respective sides.

Hawkins says it will be a ‘huge’ challenge, but he is looking forward to playing on arguably the best key defender in the game.

"He's obviously a gun, a youngish player who is really mature," Hawkins said.

"I had an opportunity to play with Harris in the bushfire (state of origin) game. It's going to be a huge challenge for me.

"I always look forward to playing on really good defenders; sometimes it doesn't go your way, but I look forward to the challenge of playing on him and for once maybe I might have smaller ears than my opponent."

Jed Bews v Charlie Cameron

At the other end of the ground the Cats will be doing their best to shutdown Charlie Cameron.

The elusive small forward has an excellent record against Geelong having kicked 10 goals in his previous two outings.

Last time both sides met he was awarded three Brownlow votes after a dominant 5.2 performance in attack.

“We think (Bews is) one of the better match-ups for him around the competition,” Scott said at Tuesday’s press conference.

“There aren’t any perfect ones, but we have another couple of guys down there who are developing quite nicely so it won’t be confined to Jed.”

Those guys that Scott speaks of include Mark O’Connor, Jake Kolodjashnij and Jack Henry.

“Most likely he will be (my opponent) but I think we have found a system that has worked a bit better which is not so one-on-one lock down, we are trying to help each other out a bit more so there might be a few of us that go through Charlie,” Bews told SEN.

“He’s probably the best small forward in the comp at the moment and it will probably take all of us to make it a quiet night for him.”

Cam Guthrie v Lachie Neale

You could mount a strong case that Brisbane has the best midfield in the competition.

They have great balance with Jarryd Lyons and Lachie Neale dominant around the stoppages, and Hugh McCluggage and Dayne Zorko roaming on the outside and driving the ball inside their attacking 50.

Neale leads the way for them. He is averaging a competition-high 29 disposals and seven clearances per game this season. He has also hit the scoreboard on 15 (6.9) occasions, be it slightly inaccurate. He makes every possession count and is ranked first in the AFL for effective disposals this season.

After doing an excellent job on Matt Rowell at the start of last week’s game, Cam Guthrie is the man for the job.

The 27-year-old has been one of Geelong’s most consistent performers this season. He is not only effective at applying a tag, but he can also accumulate plenty of the ball himself and give Neale someone to worry about running the other way.

“We will certainly have a match-up for him, but he has proven over a long period of time he will get the ball no matter what the opposition do,” Scott said.

“We have never gone into a game against quality (midfields) and thought 'let’s just go head to head and hope for the best’.

“There will be a plan in there.”